Júlio Baptista

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Júlio César Clemente Pereira Baptista (born 1 October 1981) is a Brazilian football manager and former player who played as an attacking midfielder or a forward. He is nicknamed "The Beast" due to his size and physical presence on the football field. Baptista began his career as a defensive midfielder, and after a series of impressive performances for his hometown squad São Paulo, Baptista signed for Sevilla in 2003. Upon signing for Sevilla, he was converted into a forward, and in his two seasons, he scored 50 goals, leading to his 2005 transfer to Spanish giants Real Madrid. After two unsuccessful seasons at Real Madrid with a loan spell at Arsenal sandwiched in between, Baptista transferred to Roma in Italy. In January 2011 he returned to Spain by signing for Málaga, and two years later went back to Brazil with Cruzeiro.

Career

1. 1981
   Born
2. 2000
   Joined São Paulo FC
3. 2001
   Joined Brazil men's national football team
4. 2003
   Joined Sevilla FC
5. 2003
   Joined Brazil national under-20 football team
6. 2005
   Joined Real Madrid Club de Fútbol
7. 2006
   Joined Arsenal F.C.
8. 2008
   Joined AS Roma
9. 2011
   Joined Málaga CF
10. 2013
    Joined Cruzeiro E.C.
11. 2016
    Joined Orlando City SC
12. 2018
    Joined CFR Cluj

Trivia

• •Place of birth: São Paulo
• •Citizenship: Brazil
• •Known as: association football player, association football coach
• •Sport: association football